Recent regulatory actions

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) recently made two announcements of interest.

On Friday, Jan. 19, 2018, FMCSA granted a limited 90-day waiver from the Federal hours-of-service (HOS) regulations pertaining to electronic logging devices (ELDs) for Old Dominion Freight Lines, Inc. (Old Dominion) and other motor carriers in similar situations due to issues concerning the integration of PeopleNet’s ELD software into fleet management systems. The Agency has initiated this action in response to a waiver request from Old Dominion. This waiver is effective December 18, 2017, and expires on March 18, 2018. Refer to Federal Register Doc No: 2018-00842 for more information.

FMCSA also extends the public comment period for the Agency’s December 20, 2017, notice announcing the proposed regulatory guidance concerning the transportation of agricultural commodities. On December 22, 2017, the American Trucking Associations, Inc. (ATA) requested a 30-day extension of the comment period. Additional requests for extension of the comment period have been received. The Agency extends the January 19, 2018, deadline for the submission of public comments to February 20, 2018.
You may insert comments identified by Federal Docket Management System Number FMCSA-2017-0360 by any of the following methods:

To avoid duplication, please use only one of these four methods. See the “Public Participation and Request for Comments” portion of the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for instructions on submitting comments.